Basket-machine.



No. -856,901. l PATENTED JUNE ll, 1907. B. S. NOE.

BASKET MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED Nov.1.1sos.

wi www:

` BENJAMIN s. NoE, or BEEEIEAT CENTER,

MICHIGAN.

BASKET-MACHINE.

Speciicaton of Letters Patent.

Patented June 11, 1907.

Application filed November 7, 1905. Serial No. 286,257.

.T0 all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN S. NOE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Berrien Center, in the county of Berrien and State of Michigan, have invented new and useful Improvements in Basket-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to basket machines, and its primary object is to provide a novel and highly useful device of this character which is adapted to revolubly support a basket in position to permit a handle to be stapled or otherwise secured thereto.

A further object of `the invention is to provide a basket machine wherein the mandrel comprises two members spaced from each other to provide a passage extending longitudin ally through the mandrel and through which the handle of the basket may be drawn to permit the basket to be removed Afrom the mandrel after the handle has been secured thereto.

Another object of the invention is to provide a machine of this character which is comparatively simple and durable, one which comprises few parts, and one which can be manufactured and sold at a low cost.

I/Vith the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement o1c parts hereina'fter fully described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanyingl drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a basket Inachine constructed in accordance with my invention, illustrating the Inanner in which a basket may be supported and the manner in which a handle Inay be applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a view in side elevation of the basket machine, the upper end of the standard and head being in section. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the basket machine, a portion oi" one member of the Inandrel being partially in section, and Fig. 4 is a detail vfront elevation of the mandrel, the means for securing the same to the head being in section.

Referring to the drawings by reference numerals, 1 and 2 designate members which are arranged in crosswise relation and hrmly united to provide a suitable base for the machine. Rising vertically Afrom and suitably secured to the rear end of the member 1 is a standard 3. A brace 4 has its ends bent to provide attaching Ilanges and is secured to the standard and base by 'fastening means passing through the flanges and engaging the standard and base. A head 6 is revolusecured at its relatively inner end to the members 8 and 9 of the mandrel and their other ends let through the head 6 and threaded. Mounted upon the threaded ends of the bolts 10 are nuts 11. Interposed bctween the members 8 and 9 ot the mandrel and the head (j and located between each pair of bolts 10, are spacing bars 12, which retain the menibers ol" the mandrel rigid with relation to the head G. The Inembers S and 9 of' the mandrel are formed to provide a mandrel of' a shape to adapt it to receive any construction ot basket, and in this instance the mandrel is constructed to receive the common 'form of Afruit basket. The members of the mandrel are so relatively spaced, as Yfully illustrated in Figs, 3 and 4 o'l the drawings, to provide a passage extending longitudinally through the mandrel and through which the handle may be drawn to permit the basket to be removed after the handle has been secured thereto.

To retain the basket in applied position upon the mandrel and to prevent the strain placed upon the Inandrel by stapling a handle to the basket lrom injuring the means securing the mandrel to the standard 3, I hingedly secure to the base a lever 13. The upper extremity olE the lever 13 engages the bottom ol" the basket and retains the same upon the mandrel against accidental displacement, and is enlarged at a point adjacent its upper end to provide a shoulder 15 upon which rests the basket. The shoulder 15 prevents the downward movement of the mandrel under the strain placed thereon by stapling a handle to the basket, and thereby prevents injury to the means securing the mandrel to the head 6 and the means revolubly securing the head upon the standard 3. The upper end of the lever .13 is yieldingly held in engagement with the basket by a contractile spring 16, having one of its ends secured to the lever, and its other end to the standard. A vfoot piece 17 u is secured to the lever 13 at a point adjacent its lower end, whereby the lever may be moved to throw its upper end out of engagement and away from the mandrel to permit the application and removal of a basket. It has been neces- IOO sary to construct the mandrel of two mem bers and to space said members apart to provide a passage extending transversely through the mandrel so as to permit the withdrawal of the basket after a handle has been secured thereto. To retain the members of the mandrel rigid with relation to each other and to provide means by which the nails driven through the handle and the upper end of the basket may be clenched, I have pivotally mounted upon the member 8 near its inner end metal arms 17 which bridge said passage on Opposite sides of the mandrel. The en s of the arms are cut away to provide shoulders 19, which engage the upturned members 20 of plates 21 carried by the member 9. The engagement of the members 20 by the shoulders 19 prevents the members moving toward each other, and the pivotal mounting of the arms 17 upon the member 8 permits the removal of the basket from the mandrel after its handle has been secured thereto. The arms 17 are held in engagement with the members 20 by springs 22. The springs are mounted within recesses 23 in the member 8 and have their lower ends secured therewith in by screws 24. The outer ends of the springs 22 are secured to headed bolts 25 carried by the arms 17. The outer walls of the recesses 23 are cut away as at 26, to receive and permit movement of the bolts 25.

The operation of the device may be stated in the following manner: The upper end'of the lever ismoved away from the mandrel by pressure placed upon the foot piece 17 With the lever in this position the basket may be applied to the mandrel, after which the lever 13 is permitted to engage and retain the basket upon the mandrel against accidental removal. I/Vith the basket thus held upon the mandrel a handle may be easily and quickly secured thereto. After one end of the handle has been secured to the basket, the lever is again withdrawn and the mandrel turned to present the opposite side of the basket. After the basket has been thus presented the other end of the handle is secured thereto. To remove the basket from the mandrel after the handle has been secured thereto, the lever 13 is again withdrawn, the arms 17 giving away to permit the handle of the basket to be drawn through the assage between the members of the mandrel. After the basket has been removed, the arms 17 are returned to their normal position by the springs 22.

It should be apparent from the above dei scription, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, that I provide a machine by means of which a basket of any construction may be retained in position to permit a handle to be stapled or otherwise secured thereto that the basket is held firmly upon the mandrel; and that the same may be readily removed after a handle has been secured thereto without removing the mandrel from its support.

Changes in the form, proportions and minor details 'of construction may be made within the scope ofthe invention without de'- parting from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof.

IIaving fully described and illustrated my invention, what I claim is:

1. A device of the character described, comprising a mandrel composed of members spaced apart to provide a passage extending longitudinally through the mandrel, and an arm secured to one of the members and bridging said passage, said arm providing means by which the nails driven through a handle and the upper end of a basket may be clenched and being pivotally mounted to permit the removal of the basket from the mandrel after the handle has been secured thereto.

2. A device of the character described, comprising a mandrel composed of members spaced apart to provide a passage extending longitudinally through the mandrel, an arm secured to one of the members at a point near its inner end to bridge said passage, said arm providing means by which the nails driven through a handle and the upper end of a basket may be clenched and being pivotally mounted to permit the basket to be removed from the mandrel after the handle has been secured thereto, and means for yieldingly retaining the arm in position to bridge said passage.

3. A device of the character described, comprising a support, a head revolubly mounted upon said support, a mandrel o0m,

posed of two members, means securing the mandrel to the head in spaced relation to provide a passage extending longitudinally throu h the mandrel, andan arm secured to one o the members to bridge said passage, said arm providing means by which the nails driven through a handle and the upper end of a basket may be clenched and being ivotally mounted to permit the removal of t e basket after the handle has been secured thereto.

In testimony whereof, I aflixv my signature in presence of two witnesses.

BENJAMIN S. NOE.

Witnesses:

J. M. PAUL, CHAs. GOLDNER.

IOO

IIO 

